It's all in your hands (or, well, in your tummy and ass). With Hurricane Sandy leaving us without a steady gym for a frickin' year--it's still not done--these 10 tips have come in handy in helping keep my metabolism up and can work for everyone...if they are willing to try 'em out. Try a couple of these out. My favorite is the first one:Spice Up Your FoodSpicy foods contain chemical compounds that speed up the way bodies burn calories.Pile on the ProteinThe body burns more calories digesting protein than fat (obviously) and carbs.Work Out with Your Buddy JoeCaffeine in your daily coffee (if used in moderation) can help give you the energy boost for your workout and give your metabolic rate acceleration too.Diet with Your Hands at 10 and 2: Avoid Crash Diets (He he)Crash diets do help you drop the lbs BUT it's the muscle loss that accounts for the lower weight. When the muscles deteriorate, so does the metabolic rate.Build Up Some MuscleAs mentioned above, loss of muscle means loss of calorie burning. Logically, the opposite is true: building muscles helps in burning calories.AerobiciseAerobic exercise helps boost your heart health and metabolic rate. And crank up the intensity as it helps increase the resting metabolic rate as well.Wet Your WhistleWater is key to a good metabolism. Dehydration greatly slows your ability to burn calories. It is recommended to drink 8 glasses of water a day and a glass before and after eating a meal or snack. (This also helps you feel fuller and curbs overeating).Use Energy Drinks, Like the Shredded People in CommercialsThey work. They boost your energy with caffeine and often also contain taurine (an amino acid) that helps burn fat and increase metabolism.Eat a Lot and All the TimeDon't chair up at a Dunkin'. Eat well and keep snacking healthily during the day and your metabolism will continue to course through your bod throughout the day.Nothing Wrong with a Little Tea BaggingAdding Green Tea to your diet works like drinking coffee and getting the benefits of caffeine to boost your energy for work outs and metabolism but also contains catechins (a substance that helps boost metabolism for hours). Try these out the next time you feel the battle of the bulge has you on the losing side.*Don't take my word for it, I stole the info from WebMd

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Mark Patrick Spiecher, know-it-all novice cook and blogger, lives in NYC and loves to play with his food. With limited space and unlimited energy, he will steal your recipe, change it up and cut you if you get in his way...He's a spaz and doesn't care if you can take the heat-when he's in there, stay out of the kitchen.